AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 240

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1080 vs 430
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1042 vs 412

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs October 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1080 vs 430
PassMark - CPU mark	1042 vs 412

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1080

430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1042

412

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1080	430
PassMark - CPU mark	1042	412
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.779

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Windsor
Launch date	July 2009	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3099	3103
Price now	$15.99
Value for money (0-100)	30.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	230 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	227 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt